Birth Doula
Standard
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Phone, email, and text availability upon contract signing through 1 week postpartum
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Once a month optional group prenatal session with other families due around your date (starting March 2026)
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3 parental meetings (descriptions below for Childbirth Education, Comfort Measures, and Postpartum Planning)
Supplemental Learning and Planning Guides
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Custom Birth Plan
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24/7 on call support from 37-42 weeks
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Phone, video, and in person labor support
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Immediate postpartum support to help initiate feeding​
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1 postpartum follow up visit
$2700
Birth Doula
Plus
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Everything included in the standard package PLUS a 4th in home prenatal session on infant feeding (includes all 4 educational sessions described below)
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AND one postpartum lactation/ feeding visit
$3000
Birth Doula
Essential
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Phone, email, and text availability upon contract signing through 1 week postpartum
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One in home prenatal meeting to go over birth preferences, and comfort measures
Supplemental Learning and Planning Guides
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Custom Birth Plan
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Once a month optional group prenatal sessions with other families due around your date (starting March 2026)
$2300
(package for my repeat clients,, birth workers,, people who are giving birth with midwives,, etc must be approved by Katie.)
Everything
but the Birth
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Email advice and guidance upon contract signing until your labor begins
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One private virtual prenatal meeting to go over birth preferences, and comfort measures
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Custom Birth Plan
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Supplemental Learning and Planning Guides
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Once a month optional group prenatal sessions with other families due around your date (starting January 2026)
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*Please note, this package does not include in person or virtual birth support
$500-1200
sliding scale
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Education
01
Childbirth Education
Birth Plan Creatiion
Virtual childbirth education. Custom to the location you are giving birth, and your individual birth preferences. You will become familiar with what's available, what's standard, and what your preferences are.
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Postpartum Prep and Planning
In person everything baby! Hands on practice and demos of the supplies, feeding tools, baby items, and more to take care of your little one. We will go over feeding options, pumps, how to feed your baby, and more. (3ish hours)
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Comfort Measures for Labor
(in home)
In person comfort measures course, and hospital skills - practice labor and birth positions, learn how to move during labor for comfort and to help your baby be born. Your partner will learn and practice comfort techniques, and discuss and role play advocacy in the hospital.
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Infant Feeding
(in home)
Virtual postpartum preparation worksheet and discussion on expectations and how to set yourselves up to care for your new baby. (1-2h hours)
Full Education Package Only
(includes all 4 sessions)
$1100
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Postpartum Doula Support
$67/hr
4 hour day shifts available
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Feeding support (methods, tips, best practices)
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How to use baby products, bottles, pumps, swaddles
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Experienced lactation support and guidance to match your goals and priorities.
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Bottle transitions, (breast to bottle, bottle to breast)
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Emotional support, someone to check in on how you are feeling
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Baby care, like nails and bathing
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Baby sleep suggestions and tips, including how to create safe sleep strategies for the whole family
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Cooking, light housework like bottles and laundry
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Older sibling care
and more!
A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MY
PRACTICE
Continuity of Care -
As a birth and postpartum doula I provide insight, education, and guidance throughout pregnancy, labor, postpartum, and even through infancy.
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Local Experience -
Chances are, I have probably worked with your provider at your chosen place of birth. I can offer honest information to help you find a supportive birth team that aligns with your birth wishes.
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Collaborative and Community Based -
Connection to local birth workers and other care providers such at PTs, therapists, feeding support, etc. You deserve team care during this important time of your life!
Client centered, consent focused -
We work together, to find what is right for you and your family. I make sure you have evidence based information, so you make the choices.*
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*(within safety standards, and under the medical care of your provider. Right now I am only working with Covid vaccinated clients.)
Katie Baxter (she/her) began her professional career studying International Relations and Diplomacy (M.A.) and quickly realized she enjoyed working grassroots, one-on-one with clients and students, transitioning to full time birth doula work in 2017. Katie has a passion for babies, and families, as she worked on and off in childcare as a nanny specializing in infants and young children since 2006.
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As the co-founder of The Postpartum Collective, Katie is a skilled facilitator and guide - with experience in conflict resolution and mediation, who uses tools from her ongoing study of nonviolent communication (NVC), and Restorative Justice to work collaboratively with her clients.
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When working with Katie, you can expect a grounded, calming, engaged presence, and an educated, well-rounded birth prep and postpartum experience. Katie is experienced at supporting folks with chronic illness, mental health challenges, a variety of family and relationship structures, etc. from a client centered-balanced approach, and birth team support model.
As a queer identified doula, Katie has a special place her heart for working with queer polyamorous, single by choice families. Katie also specializes in unmedicated birth, high risk birth, scheduled c sections, and more!
Katie strives to empower clients to work as a team, and advocate for themselves, equipped with knowledge and confidence. ​
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Katie currently resides on occupied Anacostan and Piscataway territory, (Washington, DC), and serves all hospitals, birth centers, and homes in the region.
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